PROBLEMS AMONG YOUTHS ENTERING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THEIR SERVICE NEEDS AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THEM

There is an urgent need to expand substance misuse and related service s to address the multiple problems experienced by youths entering the juvenile justice system. In particular, innovative efforts are needed in which staff working with delinquent youths and their families are t rained to provide treatment, and to link them with additional communit y services. We discuss a few of these programs and provide a focused b ibliography for further use.